questions & curiosities
you can't get this wrong
Often it isn't doubt that keeps us from care. It's fear of the unfamiliar, of doing it wrong, of what we might feel or what others might think. So let me say it plainly: there is nothing to get right, and nothing weird about wanting to receive care and improve your life. Come curious, come nervous, come as you are.
Before you book
What actually happens in a session?
We begin with a grounding conversation about what's present, what's heavy, what you're hoping to set down. From there the session follows what you need: sometimes we move to the table for a quiet Reiki integration, sometimes we stay in conversation, sometimes we give the room to intuitive work. Every session is an energy healing, whatever shape it takes. Afterward there's time to land softly — water or tea, quiet, and a little reflective conversation if you want it.
Is there anything for first-time clients?
Yes — first timers have the opportunity to select a complimentary fifteen-minute add-on at checkout.
How do I choose between 1, 1.5, and 2 hours?
It's about how deep you'd like to go. The longer sessions leave more room for integration and intuitive care. For a first session I recommend 1.5 hours, so we have real time together. Otherwise there's no wrong answer — book what feels supportive to you in the moment, and we'll work with the time we have.
Can I book an intuitive reading?
My intuitive abilities are at work in every session. But if you want a reading specifically — where I open up to what's coming through, working with guides and spirits — that needs room, so it's available only in 1.5 or 2 hour sessions.
What should I wear?
Whatever you'd wear to a dear friend's couch. Be comfortable.
What do I need to prepare?
Besides filling out the forms — not much! I do highly recommend bringing a notebook and pen to take notes. No preparation, nothing to study. Come as you are; that's rather the point.
What if I arrive early?
Please wait outside until your session time — I'm likely still preparing the space for you. There's a bench, and a gorgeous mountain view. Knock at the time of your session and I'll be so happy to greet you.
What if I'm skeptical?
Then you're in good company. I spent twenty years in the corporate world, and I came to this work slowly, carefully, and with plenty of questions. You don't need to believe anything for a session to nourish you. Skepticism is just discernment, and discernment is a valuable tool in this work. At the very least, you can sign up knowing you're invited to an extended period of deep, uninterrupted rest — and rest is medicine too.
Will you send me notes afterward?
I don't send a written record of our session, and that's deliberate — this work tends to flatten on paper, and the parts that matter have a way of staying with you on their own. If you'd like something to hold, write your own, in your own hand. That version will always be truer than mine.
Can we do this virtually?
Yes, and more completely than most people expect. Here's the full picture of how distance sessions work →
Do you offer sessions near Pasadena or Los Angeles?
Yes. My practice is in Altadena, just up the road from Pasadena (about ten minutes from Old Town). Clients come from across Pasadena, La Cañada, Glendale, and the greater Los Angeles area, and virtual sessions are available wherever you are.
Why are your prices such specific numbers?
Because the numbers mean something. Math is one of the languages of the universe — it's the foundation of music, of science, of the way a plant spirals toward the light. Numbers carry meaning, and I set my prices around the meaning I hope to bring into each session.
Each price is chosen both for its individual digits and for the root number they add up to. Together, they act as small blessings — a way of raising the frequency of your experience before you've even arrived.
What's your cancellation policy?
Payment is collected when you book, and it's fully refundable up to 24 hours before your session. Thank you for understanding.
Is this a substitute for therapy or medical care?
No. This work is complementary: it sits alongside your doctor and your therapist. (Full disclosures live here.)
About the work
Hands-on or hands-off?
Always your choice. Reiki works both ways, and we'll confirm your preference before we begin. You're welcome to change your mind at any moment, including mid-session.
What comes through in an intuitive reading — are you telling my future?
No. I don't read your future or your past. What arrives comes in metaphor and symbol: images, impressions, sometimes the sense of a guide or an ancestor, offered as loving reflections, not predictions. You remain the author of your life. Always.
What if nothing happens during the Reiki portion?
Sometimes sessions arrive like a technicolor download, full of visuals, insights, physical sensations. Other times they arrive more like weather: slow shifts, a softening, a knot that quietly unties itself days later. There's no performance expected of you, or of the session. Whatever comes is what was ready.
Does energy healing really work at a distance?
Yes. All of the work I do has a long history of being practised at a distance, and Reiki in particular has included distance healing since its earliest teachings. People are often surprised by how effective it is remotely. More on that here →
What are the tools you work with?
Reiki, intuitive and shamanic practice, astrology, and somatic coaching — chosen based on what you need rather than picked in advance. Each one is described here →
Curse & Thoughtform Unravelling
What is it, and how do I ask about it?
It's focused work on the persistent patterns, inherited beliefs, and old agreements that keep reasserting themselves no matter how much insight you have about them. It's offered by inquiry rather than booked online, and generally needs about an hour and a half. Read the full description here, or reach out and we'll talk it through.
A little more about me
Why is Clowning listed in your training?
Because clown is the art of taking the mask off: vulnerability, honesty, and the courage to be new at things. It taught me that tenderness and humor are next-door neighbors. Read more about the brave clown heart →